I had an issue with a root canal myself when I was younger. I did not want to take any chances because the issue was being pretty persistent. The dentist continued to try and talk me into saving my tooth. I went the cheaper and what I viewed the safest way and had the tooth pulled.

I will never have a root canal again after that experience. It only took about 14 hours after I had the root canal for problems to start and it was horrible from then on out.

I had the tooth pulled and the pain went away within a day. I always thought the infection must have been terrible for it to have relieved so quickly after getting that tooth out of my mouth.